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YORK - Patrick Farves had no idea what would happen when he asked Miss America to prom. And although the Central York High School senior didn't get a "yes," he did get a heavy dose of national publicity. "I'm still in shock to this moment," Farves said. "I'm on my way to be flown out to New York to go to the 'Today' show. " The 18-year-old also received 31/2 days of in-school suspension - a lighter penalty than he expected - as well as the sympathy of Miss America herself, Nina Davuluri.

One Cash 5 lottery jackpot ticket worth $1.4 million from Wednesday's drawing was purchased in Lehigh County at a convenience store in the Breinigsville section of Upper Macungie Township. The ticket sold at the Top Star Express in the 7700 block of Hamilton Boulevard correctly matched all five balls, 02-03-27-35-36, to win a jackpot of $1,471,383.50, less 25 percent federal withholding. Top Star Express earns a $10,000 selling bonus. The odds of winning the jackpot prize are 1-in-962,598; the overall odds of winning any prize are about 1-in-10.5.

A 57-year-old South Whitehall Township woman has been charged with stealing more than $700 worth of groceries from the Giant supermarket in Lower Macungie Township, police said. Nancy E. Schulter of 2236 W. Columbia St., took $331.90 worth of groceries on Nov. 11 and $422.86 worth of items on Nov. 19, according to a criminal complaint. The store is located at 7150 Hamilton Boulevard. State police at Fogelsville said the investigation began after Schulter was seen during a review of video surveillance placing groceries in her coat and purse and walking out of the store.

- Now everybody wants to know more about the Philadelphia Eagles. At least that's NBC's assessment. The network is banking on it, actually, after following up the decision to make last Sunday's game against the Chicago Bears its own with a repeat request that will have the franchise playing two straight Sunday night games for the first time. That's what an innovative new coach, 6,310 yards of offense, eight games of 30 or more points, a second-year player who has risen from obscurity to become the top-ranked quarterback in the NFL and the league's leading rusher will do to people.

After I realized the Democratic Party stopped representing the working poor and decided to represent the poor who refuse to work, I switched to the Republican Party. I was stunned to read that our Republican state leaders are advocating an increase in the gasoline tax. Once again the blue collar middle-class citizen gets a punch to the gut. It's been said don't vote for a third-party candidate; it's a wasted vote. However, voting for a Republican or a Democrat is the true waste of your vote.

Bethlehem's case to win a powerful new tax incentive includes $350 million worth of projects sprinkled throughout the city, from Bethlehem Steel's cavernous No. 2 Machine Shop to a tiny parking lot a couple of blocks away from historic Main Street. The idea was to collate 130 acres of hard-to-develop properties that would convince state officials that Bethlehem, which has welcomed $2.2 billion worth of development over the last decade, still has enough shovel-ready projects to lure new companies into the state and expand existing ones.

A Pennsylvania Lottery Cash 5 ticket worth $225,000 was sold in Bethlehem Township on Friday. The ticket was purchased at Friendly Foodmart, 4209 William Penn Highway, according to a press release issued by the Pennsylvania Lottery. It was among 38,490 prize-winning tickets sold statewide that day. The ticket correctly matched all five balls, 04-08-18-22-27, to win a jackpot of $225,000, less 25 percent federal withholding. Friendly Foodmart will earn a $500 selling bonus for selling the ticket.

Catcher Carlos Ruiz drew heavy interest in free agency but opted to return to the Philadelphia Phillies. Ruiz and the Phillies agreed to three-year, $26 million contract with a team option for the fourth season. Ruiz will receive a buyout payment of $500,000 if the Phillies decline the option. Ruiz turns 35 in January, but age hasn't been a detriment in recent deals for the Phillies. He can also earn bonuses for starting 125 games in any season. Ruiz has only played as many as 125 games once in his MLB career.

- In a span of nine weeks, Rashad "Roc" Carmichael went from practice squad player in Houston to special teams duty in Philadelphia to being the ultimate workhorse for the Philadelphia Eagles in last Sunday's 27-13 win at Green Bay. The third-year cornerback, who stepped in for injured starter Bradley Fletcher, played all 79 defensive snaps and 11 more on special teams for a total of 90. Similar snap counts for other defenders such as safety...